Music cue sheet for motion pictures



July 31, 19.23- 1,453,28 M. J. MINTZ MUSIC CUE SHEET FOR MOTIONl PICTURES Filed March 30, 1922 MUSICMOCRU E SHEET A GUILTY CONSCIENCE VTMIRMH PRODUGTAO'N COHFILED M55/DH m m BRE/4.

bered, as,` for instance, No 1- to.No. 8 as shown on the drawings The cue sheet also preferably carries, for each' of said' strains, and the complete theme composition,'an indication of the titles or actions of the picture to which-the respective strains and"theme relate, such as (Title) fMysi tic India (Action) Roberts Reads Bible as shown at 15. Said musical strains and the'complete theme composition' are also preferably respectively identified by an indication of the musical composition from which the strain and theme is taken, as,4 for instance, Selectionz Lakme (Delibes) Selection Consolation (Mendelssohn) as shown at 16'. Complete identification is thus afforded the musician as well as synchronization with the picture titles or scenes and actions.

VThe successive partial musical strains and the complete theme composition are also 4further synchronized withthe scenes and actions in the run or shov'ving of the picture by an indication, respectively provided 'with relation to each` strain and theme of the period of time the strain and theme is'to be played, as, for instance (l-min.), (il mn.),.as shown at 17; and,

associated with such time indication, there is also .preferably imprinted suitable 'instructions or.-direct1ons,A as, for instance,

"Play till next change, as shown at 18.

Supplementary to the partial vmusical strainsas above described, the improved cue sheet isprovided with an imprint ofthe entire musical composition appropriate -to the mood of the picture and servinv as the main theme thereof, said composition being indicated at 19, and beingridentified lin the present illustration by the No. 8 and b the title .A Song of India (Rimsky Oraskou, lthe complete musical composition serving as the main theme for the picture` being indicated by the further title Theme as shown at 20. y A im The advantages of my improved `thematic music cue sheet, and its service ml'ap'plication to the runor showirig of moving* pictures and synchronized relation thereto, will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains. AIt

provides a `positive and efficient medium.

whereby a musician can correctly and convenientlyapply the musical compositions or parts thereof, or substitutions, ,which are appropriate to and respectively meet and synchronize with each and every scenev and actionor particular mood of the ,motion picture, as well as the main theme or'nsture or mood thereof.

It will be understood that the partial musicalstrains are only ashort excerpt from themusical.composition'to whichthey relate, and are ofless duration than the entire musical period requiredr for the scene or ac- 'claim A,an

tion Withwhich they are identified, Ythe duration of the partial musical strains being only suflicicnt to enableappropriate substi tutlon or improvisation by the musician or player, it being the purpose ofthe few notes of the partial strain to only afford an im-V mediate and visual guide to the player of the appropriate musical' strain or mood for correct and accurate playing in substitution or improvisation. The theme musicalgcomposition, supplementary to and in combination with said vpartial musical strains, and which constitutes thcmain music serving as the theme for the picture, is itself nnprinted'in full, the music ofthe main theme composition being entire or complete,.t'o afford the-full musical strain or mood of the theme, and the complete theme.

composition is thus afforded to be played at appropriate indicated oints or at cerytain' scenes or actionsfwit out subst-itution or improvisation. The .full and complete' score-of the, theme musical com osition,

supplementary to ,said partial musica strains for respective scenes'or actions,.thus affords to the player an accurate guide vto the governing theme music which prevsils'in and ,is appropriate to the picture.

I`do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the detail features of indicating dataior arrangement of the related ymusical strains or compositions as herein shown i and described, as it is manifest that variations and modifications therein may be' resorted to, in the .adaptation of my invention and varying cnditionsbf use, without del parting from the spirit and .scope of the invention and improvements. I therefore reserve the right to all'such variations and modifications as properly fall within theA scope .of my invention andthe terms of the following claims. r

Havin thus described m invention, I

desire to secureby lsetters Patent.

w v1. .jk-music cue sheet'fo'r motion pictures,

provided'with an imprint of a partial musi 'cal strain for respective scenes or actions of composition serving -as'the theme foi-)the picture.. v

' 3. A- music cue sheet for'motion pictures, providdwith an imprint o f a partial musical strain for respective scenes or actions of the picture, said partial musical strains being respectively identified b the title of the scene orsction to which ey relate Nid by the title of the musical composition to which they are related, and an imprint of a main musical composition servingas the theme for the picture.

4. A music cue sheet for motion pictures, provided with an imprint of a partial musical strain for respective scenes or actions of the picture and of suicient duration toiable appropriate substitution or improvisation by the player, and an imprint of an entire musical `composition serving as .the theme for the picture.

5. A music cue sheet for motion pictures,

provided with an imprint of a partial musical strain for respective scenes or actions of the picture, said partial strains being of'less duration than the entire musical period required for the scene or action and of sulficient duration to enable appropriate substitution of improvisation by the player, and with an imprint of a main vmusical composition serving as the theme for the picture.

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specifications.

MOSES J. MINTZ. 

